Motorcyclist injured in collision with deer

EAST JORDAN -- A seasonal Charlevoix resident was injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a deer Sunday.

Charlevoix County Sheriff's office officials said Steven Pitzer, 58, was out on a riding his Honda motorcycle on Ellsworth Road in South Arm Township around 9 a.m. when a deer ran in front of him.

Police said Pitzer collided with the deer causing him to lose control of the vehicle and skid across Ellsworth Road.

Pitzer sustained injury to the left side of his body most notably, a cut on his left hand. He was transported to Charlevoix Area Hospital by the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Department where he sought treatment to the injury to his hand. Pitzer was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, police said.